Jiang Cheng saw through the two Girls' little tricks perfectly.
"No need to be polite. Driving alone is boring anyway; it's quite nice watching you two perform."
Seeing that Jiang Cheng didn't say it very loudly, Li Man stuck out her tongue.
"Haha, a big shot is indeed a big shot. Your eyes are sharp and you see everything clearly. Thank you for taking us in."
Peng Shiqi looked at Li Man and said, "Manman hasn't had it easy either."
After saying this, the two shared a knowing smile.
It was clear that Li Man and Peng Shiqi didn't have much interest in Wang Congcong.
In this situation, if it were any other ambitious Internet Celebrity looking to advance their career, they wouldn't care whether the main person was happy or not.
After all, Wang Congcong's traffic was indeed massive.
"Which car do you want to take?"
Hearing this, Peng Shiqi and Li Man followed Jiang Cheng to the edge of the garage in confusion. Inside, there were not only rolls-royces and maybachs, but also a bentley, a Mercedes-Benz, an Audi... If it were an ordinary person, these two would definitely think he was showing off his luxury cars on purpose.
But unfortunately, the person was Jiang Cheng.
Just based on Xingchen Media's billion-dollar financial reports alone, the two of them didn't think Jiang Cheng needed to bring these cars out to show off.
The two Girls looked at each other and didn't push the decision back and forth like they did when asked what to eat earlier.
Peng Shiqi spoke first: "The color of this bentley continental is so special, it has a bit of a vintage feel..."
"Mm-hmm, I think so too. This color is beautiful. How about we take this one?"
Jiang Cheng nodded: "It seems you both like green."
Li Man mischievously stuck out her tongue: "I like it. Green is the color of environmental protection—as long as it's not worn on top of the head, it's fine."
When they were inside earlier, Li Man rarely spoke, so Jiang Cheng thought she was the quiet type.
Now that she had relaxed and opened her mouth, her voice was crisp and her personality cheerful, making people feel very close to her.
However, although she was also a beauty...
Against the backdrop of Peng Shiqi, she appeared somewhat ordinary.
By visual estimation, her charm was probably around 85 points, which was considered upper-middle level.
Seeing Jiang Cheng personally get in to drive the car out...
Both Girls felt a bit surprised.
They had originally thought Jiang Cheng would let a driver take the wheel.
After all, when they entered the villa earlier, they noticed there were not only maids inside but also Bodyguards, and quite a few of them.
With such a setup, having a driver for daily life would be more than normal.
After the car door opened, Peng Shiqi was already prepared to sit in the back seat.
But just then, Li Man suddenly spoke up: "Shiqi, you sit in the front. If both of us sit in the back, the proportions will feel a bit unbalanced."
Hearing Li Man say this, Peng Shiqi's foot, which was already about to step into the car, instantly stopped in mid-air and then slowly retracted.
Li Man didn't say it explicitly, but Peng Shiqi understood her meaning.
If the two of them sat in the back, it would make Jiang Cheng look like a driver.
Even though Jiang Cheng didn't look like a driver, it would still be weird.
Seeing Li Man wink at her, Peng Shiqi gave her a look and then walked toward the passenger seat.
After getting in the car, perhaps because she was closer to Jiang Cheng...
Peng Shiqi felt a bit uneasy.
She quickly searched her mind for a topic.
Finally, she took the initiative to say to Jiang Cheng: "I didn't expect you to be my boss. Sitting in this car now still feels a bit unrealistic."
After Jiang Cheng set the navigation, he turned his head and glanced at Peng Shiqi.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile as he said: "How should I put it? Am I different from what you imagined?"
Facing Jiang Cheng's question, Peng Shiqi was suddenly at a loss for words, not knowing how to answer.
Just as she was feeling a bit embarrassed, Li Man, sitting in the back row, spoke up to bail her out.
"Haha, knowing her as I do, I guess she probably didn't expect her boss to be so handsome!" Li Man said with a smile.
Hearing Li Man's words, Peng Shiqi helplessly turned her head to look at her.
She saw Li Man mischievously stick out her tongue.
Then, in the back, she quietly gave Peng Shiqi a 'fighting' gesture.
It seemed she was encouraging her to keep chatting with Jiang Cheng.
Afraid that Jiang Cheng would notice their little movements...
Peng Shiqi gave a slightly awkward, sweet smile: "That part is indeed true. Who would believe this if I told them?"
Jiang Cheng didn't respond to such superficial remarks.
At the intersection ahead, the red light turned on, and Wang Congcong's rolls-royce cullinan happened to stop right alongside them.
Chen Yating was touching up her lipstick in the rearview mirror. Catching a glimpse of the situation inside the bentley, her lips, coated in bright red lipstick, pursed slightly.
Wang Congcong followed her gaze, smiled, and rolled down the window: "The color of your car is quite nice."
Jiang Cheng had seen Wang Congcong's rose-red Cullinan before when they were in Shanghai.
Jiang Cheng rolled down his window as the evening breeze, carrying Chengdu's characteristic humid air, rushed in. "Compared to yours, it's a bit less flashy. Drive faster, I'm hungry."
"Hahaha~ Alright, we're almost there."
The moment the green light turned on, Peng Shiqi's gaze inadvertently fell on the car's music display screen.
It was currently playing a very old Cantonese song.
This song was the very one she had listened to repeatedly last year when she was at a low point in her life.
At that time, she was in low spirits, and this song had given her much comfort and strength.
She had even shared a snippet of this song on her secondary account.
"Does the boss also like this song?" Peng Shiqi couldn't suppress the curiosity in her heart and finally asked.
Hearing the word 'also,' Jiang Cheng didn't tell her it was a system recommendation.
He didn't answer directly but instead asked back with a smile: "You like it too?"
Peng Shiqi's eyes instantly lit up, and she answered excitedly: "I do! Every time I listen to this song, I get a special feeling!"
Have you learned yet? Generally, when a Girl asks if you 'also' like something...
In most cases, it means she likes that thing too.
If Jiang Cheng had told the truth, the conversation would most likely have ended with an awkward 'oh'.
Anyway, the cost of listening to music isn't high. Answering that he liked it meant painlessly gaining a shared interest.
The Sour Radish Fish Hotpot Restaurant was hidden deep in an old alley, with red lanterns casting flickering shadows on the mottled walls.
After everyone got out of the cars, seeing Wang Congcong motioning for him to walk ahead...
Jiang Cheng directly waved him off.
"You go first, I'll bring up the rear."
Hearing this, Wang Congcong instantly understood Jiang Cheng's meaning.
"Fine, fine, fine. You really despise being in the frame with me that much."
Chen Yating's mindset had already adjusted from the many envious looks she had received earlier.
She said to Jiang Cheng: "President Jiang is relatively low-profile. If he's in the back, no one should be filming him."
The group then walked inside together.
The refreshing aroma of sour radishes drifted through the drafty corridor.
However, as soon as Wang Congcong appeared, he caught the attention of some customers.
It was indeed a wise move for Jiang Cheng and Peng Shiqi to walk a step behind them.
On the short walk to the private room, many quick-handed people were already filming Wang Congcong.
The group sat down in the private room.
Jiang Cheng saw Peng Shiqi staring blankly at the old photos on the wall.
The photos showed the hotpot restaurant twenty years ago; the owner in a white coat was serving a pot to guests, while a little Girl with pigtails beside him was secretly throwing fish balls into the pot.
"That's the owner's daughter," Jiang Cheng explained. "She's currently studying for her PhD abroad and only comes back once a year."
Wang Congcong replied: "It seems you come here to eat often too."
"Isn't that normal? I'm a Chengdu local."
"If you put it that way, I'm practically half a Chengdu local myself. My grandma is here, so I come over quite often."